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as in angry
feeling or showing anger the judge was outraged to discover that several jurors had disregarded her orders not to speak with members of the press

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verb

past tense of outrage

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Recent Examples of outraged
Verb
Aliso Canyon likely to stay open for years; residents outraged. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024 As House members scrambled to pass a stopgap spending plan Friday, lawmakers removed legislation that would have fully funded the World Trade Center Health Program through 2040, outraged 9/11 advocates said. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024 But the 1,500-page bill outraged conservatives for its spending and extras. Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 The next day, the episode outraged clients and therapists around the country because of this egregious ethical violation. Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Now, the cruisers on the Dawn were outraged. Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024 While Morgan might be outraged, people took to the comments of his post to defend Cho and Mangione. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 You’re supposed to be outraged. Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024 Continue reading … CRUDE MOVE – State outraged at federal oil lease sale setup being 'fitting finale' for Biden presidency. Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outraged
Adjective
  • Defiant to the end, Rhodes largely represented himself in court and launched angry tirades at the judge, who had to chastise him more than once.
    Will Carless, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Trump refused to accept Biden's victory in the 2020 election and his animosity toward Biden culminated in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, during which mobs of angry Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol after Trump urged them to stop Congress from certifying Biden's electoral victory.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.
    Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Gabriela Cowperthwaite Twitter aside, there’s no better way to get indignant in a short amount of time than by watching Blackfish, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary look into the world of captive killer whales.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • If Wired of the 2010s was the cheerful herald of a shiny, happy future (not a judgment!), this piece is its indignant child, pointing accusingly at the mess.
    Longreads, Longreads, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The newspaper includes the story of how Brando was enraged to discover his voice had been dubbed by an Italian actor for the local version.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But conservatives said they were enraged by the legislation.
    Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Big, sometimes uncontrollable emotions are a normal part of growing up, and gentle parents at least try to not dismiss their or get annoyed with their kids when those challenging moments come up.
    Alex Vance, Parents, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Initially annoyed by his bubbly personality, Jovie eventually warms up to Buddy, and the pair fall in love.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • He's also issued executive orders at a furious pace on a host of issues.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • On Tuesday The Athletic reported how Amorim, 39, delivered a furious critique to his team after losing 3-1 at home to Brighton, with the TV used for tactical analysis caught as collateral.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The slow-burn setup (even despite punctuations of mad violence) all leads to the requisite gala centerpiece, where the quote-unquote new and improved Elvira is revealed to her potential Prince.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The fires that tore through Altadena and Pacific Palisades have created a mad rush for a place to live, as thousands of newly homeless families enter what was already a housing market in crisis.
    Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Over 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and more than a hundred attack drones.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • More than 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and more than a hundred strike drones.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 25 Dec. 2024

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“Outraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outraged. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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